"The fairies only left Orkney when folk stopped seekin' them" - Anonymous Orcadian
"Never be afraid to seek" - Ally

Monday, July 09, 2007

A Peedie Bit O' Orkney...

Some more words for you today:

"Peelie-Wallie" - Off colour; pale.
"Jeenie-fae-the-neeps" - Old fashioned or badly dressed woman.
"Drookid" or "Drookled" - Soaked.
"Neester" - Snigger.
"Simmet" - Vest.
"Jookerie-Packerie" - Underhanded dealings.
"Ill-Thraan" - Awkward.
"Erse" - Arse.
"Erse-Aboot-Face" - Backwards.
"Deeskit" or "Daeskit"- Exhausted or Lazy; Dopey or Stupid.

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